Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil

Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil

Data are limited in Brazil on hepatitis B infection among homeless individuals, a marginalized population with high risk of sexually transmissible infections (STI), including hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to investigate hepatitis B epidemiology in homeless persons lodged in a public shelter...

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Main Authors: Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos Carvalho, Marcos André de Matos, Regina Maria Bringel Martins, Raquel Silva Pinheiro, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Márcia Maria de Souza, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro, Sheila Araujo Teles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Hepatitis B
Immunization
Homeless Persons
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017000705013&lng=en&tlng=en

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